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The Secret History Of Mormonism, Richard Bushman Jan 1996

The Secret History Of Mormonism, Richard Bushman

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

This is a book review.


Book Review: Geoffrey Galt Harpham, The Ascetic Imperative In Culture And Criticism, Vincent L. Wimbush Jan 1996

Book Review: Geoffrey Galt Harpham, The Ascetic Imperative In Culture And Criticism, Vincent L. Wimbush

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

This is a book review.


The Social Dimensions Of Rationality, Richard Bushman Jan 1996

The Social Dimensions Of Rationality, Richard Bushman

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

I recently attended a conference on religious advocacy sponsored by a group of Christian scholars who feel that religious belief is unduly restricted in academic discourse. The starting point for the conference was the evident fact that political convictions are freely advocated in classrooms and scholarly writing. These political positions are ideological and value laden, so why not introduce religious views too? If history can be taught from a Marxist perspective, why not from a Christian viewpoint?


Making Space For The Mormons, Richard Bushman Jan 1996

Making Space For The Mormons, Richard Bushman

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

This work is a lecture that was presented at Utah State University.


African Americans And The Bible, Vincent L. Wimbush Jan 1996

African Americans And The Bible, Vincent L. Wimbush

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

Rationale for a History of "Readings": The history of the engagement of the Bible among African Americans is dramatic and complex and has important implications for biblical interpretation. It provides the student of the Bible not only a conceptual window onto a dramatic and complex history of self-definitions and worldviews among those in the modern world who now call themselves African Americans, but also the opportunity to rethink the basic hermeneutical assumptions about biblical interpretation, especially its focus upon the ancient text and/or ancient historical situation as the starting and end point of interpretation. The critical juxtaposition of the Bible …